EL PASO, Texas — Two separate crashes, one involving a jackknifed semi-truck, along I-10 westbound at Geronimo on Tuesday snarled late night traffic. The crashes occurred along the slick, wet highway during an evening of rain showers and gusty winds across the Borderland, although the exact cause of the accidents was not immediately known. While
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EL PASO, Texas – Two pedestrians were struck by a car and injured Monday evening. Emergency dispatchers said one of the two victims had serious injuries. The incident happened on Resler Drive and Enid Court around 5:40 p.m. There was no word on whether the pedestrians were crossing at a marked crosswalk, and no other
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was killed in a collision early Sunday morning along Interstate 10, El Paso police said. The deadly motorcycle crash occurred just before 2:30 a.m. along the eastbound interstate at Copia. Authorities identified the victim as 27-year-old Jontrell Ash Bernard. Investigators said he was speeding when he lost control and
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EL PASO, Texas — A police chase of a wanted fugitive through the Lower Valley on Tuesday night ended with a car going up in flames and exploding. The vehicle was being chased by deputies with the San Elizario Marshal’s Office after the driver fled about 7 p.m. from the scene of a a traffic
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — An El Paso elementary school student has died from injuries suffered when the ATV he was riding on ended up in the Rio Grande in Sunland Park over the weekend, authorities and relatives said Tuesday. Two children and two adults were injured in Sunday’s crash, with 10-year-old Clinton Stanley suffering
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EL PASO, Texas — The Paso Del Norte Port of Entry was closed crossing into Mexico for a portion of Sunday after a high-speed chase ended with a car crashing into a Customs and Border Protection booth. The driver of that car, 21-year-old Alexis Fernando Ordaz of Socorro, was arrested and being held by Homeland
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man was hospitalized after being struck by a car at a Las Cruces intersection on Friday evening. The victim, who was hit about 6 p.m. at Telshor Boulevard and Claude Dove Drive, was rushed to the hospital but there was no word on his condition. Police said they were
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EL PASO, Texas — A car crashed and caught fire along Interstate 10 eastbound near the Trans-mountain Road ramp on Friday evening, resulting in traffic being detoured through the area for a couple hours. The burning car was on the left shoulder of the road as firefighters worked to put out the flames around 6
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EL PASO, Texas — A pedestrian struck by a car along a busy northeast El Paso street died from his injuries Wednesday in what police said was the city’s 59th traffic death of year. The 73-year-old man, whose name was not released, was struck about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 8100 block of Dyer Street
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EL PASO, Texas — A drunk driver going the wrong way on Loop 375 in his SUV is to blame for a late night, head-on crash that claimed the life of another motorist, El Paso police said Monday. Authorities indicated 42-year-old Esteban Israel Lopez has been charged with intoxication manslaughter in the wake of Friday
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EL PASO, Texas –A 54-year-old man died after his SUV rolled over at Red Sands on Saturday night, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities identified the victim as 54-year-old Esaul Campos. According to deputies, his Jeep Cherokee rolled over when Campos traveled over a dirt hill in the desert area. No other
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EL PASO, Texas — At least one person was injured after a police cruiser, a city bus and another car collided in south central El Paso on Friday evening. The crash happened just after 6 p.m. along Alameda Avenue near S. Estrella Street. Traffic investigators had a lengthy stretch of Alameda blocked off as they
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into the rear of an SUV as it slowed down Thursday evening along Loop 375. Police on Friday identified the victim as 63-year old Mark Anthony Domingue of El Paso. That crash happened around 6:20 p.m. Thursday on Loop 375 south at exit 31
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DEMING, New Mexico — A fiery semi-truck crash killed one driver and forced the closure of Interstate 10 between Las Cruces and Deming for much of the day Wednesday. Authorities said two semis collided and one of the rigs exploded into flames around 10 a.m.; one of the truckers died in the wreck, but state
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EL PASO, Texas — A crash involving multiple vehicles, possibly with injuries, snarled traffic Wednesday afternoon along Interstate 10 westbound near Executive Center. The collision happened around 3 p.m. and authorities closed the left three lanes as well as the Executive Center exit. The wreckage of several cars could be seen blocking those lanes. Traffic
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EL PASO, Texas — A New Mexico motorcyclist was killed Sunday afternoon after colliding with a car at an east El Paso intersection. Police on Monday identified 20-year-old Ilian Sastres of Chaparral as the victim of the deadly crash that happened at Montana Avenue and Lee Trevino Drive around 4 p.m. Sunday. Investigators concluded in
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El PASO, Texas — Three people were injured, including a small child, in a rollover vehicle crash in east El Paso Sunday afternoon. The child was ejected and suffered life-threatening injuries, police said, in the incident that happened at the intersection of Montana Avenue and Killarney just after noon. Police closed off the eastbound lanes of Montana at Killarney following
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EL PASO, Texas — Traffic was snarled for the Friday afternoon commute when a crash involving an El Paso County Sheriff’s Office van used to transport prisoners forced authorities to shut down Loop 375 northbound at Montwood. All motorists were being diverted off the highway at Montwood due to the wreck. As of 3:45 p.m.,
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso Police Department squad car crashed late Tuesday afternoon into a central city church. The police squad car ran into the La Paz Faith church in central El Paso. Authorities said there were no injures and closed off the 1200 block of N. Piedras Street to traffic as they investigated. Police officials
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police released the latest numbers of traffic deaths for 2019, and so far nearly half of them as cases of pedestrians being struck. As of this week, there have been 55 deaths on the roads, with 25 of them involving pedestrians. Police said that out of all the incidents of
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EL PASO, Texas — A 73-year-old man died in the hospital of his injuries just one day after being struck by a city-owned vehicle in the Lower Valley, authorities said on Monday. Miguel Pantoja Carrillo’s death on Friday was the 55th traffic fatality of the year in El Paso; it was also the ninth pedestrian accident
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EL PASO, Texas – As police work to investigate nine cases (eight deadly) of pedestrians struck by motorists over roughly the past month, the El Paso County District Attorney told ABC-7 that it’s often difficult to charge vehicle drivers with a crime. “The difficult part about these types of cases is you have a traffic accident,
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As police work to investigate nine cases (eight deadly) of pedestrians struck by motorists over roughly the past month, the El Paso County District Attorney told ABC-7 that it’s often difficult to charge vehicle drivers with a crime. “The difficult part about these types of cases is you have a traffic accident, but many of
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A traffic crash late Friday morning forced the closure of Interstate 10 westbound near Anthony for over an hour, New Mexico authorities said. An advisory from state transportation officials indicated both lanes of I-10 west at mile post 157 were closed as of 11 a.m. Those lanes reopened about 12:15 p.m. after the crash was
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A 73-year-old man remained hospitalized Friday with life-threatening injuries one day after being struck by a city-owned vehicle in the Lower Valley in what was at least the ninth pedestrian accident this month and the third in just week. Police on Friday identified the victim as Miguel Pantoja Carrillo. Investigators said he was crossing Alameda
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Multiple agencies in the Borderland are teaming up for a second year in an effort to try to reduce pedestrian fatalities on the road. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is partnering with the El Paso Police Department, El Paso Electric, and the Socorro Independent School District for a pedestrian safety campaign. The campaign comes
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Two people were killed in separate traffic incidents about 90 minutes apart Tuesday night; a boy was struck and killed while crossing street in northeast El Paso, while an elderly woman died in a vehicle collision at a busy Lower Valley intersection. Police said 77-year old Matilde Martinez Romero died Wednesday at University Medical Center
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A 67-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle Monday evening at a busy Lower Valley intersection. El Paso police on Tuesday identified the victim as Maria Elena Torres. Investigators said Torres was crossing Americas Avenue at Socorro Road in the crosswalk when she was hit by an SUV making a turn. It happened
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A pair of vehicle fires snarled traffic along El Paso highways on Tuesday morning. The first one happened around 9 a.m. when a car caught fire along Interstate 10 eastbound at Lee Travino. It closed two lanes and caused major delays for motorists. The second car fire occurred on Loop 375 south at Pellicano around
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A 56-year-old Anthony woman was killed Thursday morning when she rolled over her car, was ejected and then run over by another vehicle in west El Paso. Police identified the victim of the 3:45 a.m. crash at Transmountain Road and Paseo Del Norte as Maria Rebecca Rodriguez. Traffic investigators said Rodriguez, who was not wearing
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